Atlas and Pleione
Preserved but no longer current.
They were transformed into stars, one of which, Electra (q.v.), is in- visible, some said out of shame, because she alone married a human being, while others held that she hides herself from grief for the destruction of the city and royal race of Troy. She is known as "the lost Pleiad :— One of those forms which ait by us, when we Are young, and fix our eyes on every face; . . .
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Atlas and Pleione” mean?
They were transformed into stars, one of which, Electra (q.v.), is in- visible, some said out of shame, because she alone married a human being, while others held that she hides herself from grief for the destruction of the city and royal race of Troy. She is known as "the lost Pleiad :— One of those forms which ait by us, when we Are young, and fix our eyes on every face; . . .
Is “Atlas and Pleione” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.